{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"spencer-todd","displayName":"Spencer Todd","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd88582:undated","opinionId":"5c1c2a56-4911-5d25-8de5-7ad531153606","slug":"spencer-todd-v-denny-hoskins-in-his-official-capacity-as-the-missouri-sec-d88582","caseName":"Spencer Todd\nvs.\nDenny Hoskins, In His Official Capacity as the Missouri Secretary of State; Rebecca Uccello","caseNumber":"WD88582","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2026,"display_summary":"Spencer Toder challenged the Secretary of State's ballot title for a proposed constitutional amendment on public education. Rebecca Uccello intervened, supporting the Secretary's statement and cross-appealing its sufficiency. The appellate court reversed the trial court's decision allowing Uccello to permissively intervene, finding she lacked a common claim or defense with the main action. Consequently, Uccello's appeal was dismissed, and the trial court's certification of the Secretary's Second Revised Summary Statement as fair and sufficient was affirmed.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","administrative-law","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"modified","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=230494","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/spencer-todd-v-denny-hoskins-in-his-official-capacity-as-the-missouri-sec-d88582","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}